Michael Bateman, pioneering food writer, 74

by Joe DiStefano, Posted Apr 7th 2006 @ 3:46PM

It could be argued that without the work of recently deceased British journalist Michael Bateman, food writing as we know it today would not exist. I like to think that it would have evolved of its own accord because of humanity's drive toward epicureanism, but I'm not so sure.

What I am pretty certain about is that without Bateman, Britain would still be more known for the roast beef and cabbage that comprised a meal when he started his food writing career in the 1960s, rather than today's gastropubs. In addition to broadening the British palate in general, Bateman is also credited with teaching the country that there's more to bread than the sliced white variety. His Campaign for Real Bread was one of many pushes for quality, nutritious food that he undertook in his years at The Sunday Times of London.

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Filed Under: Newspapers, Ingredients
Tags: bread, british isles, Campaign for Real Bread, CampaignForRealBread, europe, food, food writing, FoodWriting, gastropubs, grains, London, Michael Bateman, MichaelBateman, The Sunday Times of London, TheSundayTimesOfLondon